US v. Ricks, No. 07-5127

By FindLaw Staff on July 20, 2009 2:20 PM

Defendant's firearm possession conviction is reversed where the district court erred in denying defendant's proposed justification instruction because a reasonable trier of fact could have found that defendant's possession was justified as self-defense.

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